"There is talk of Ross Hannah or Harry Panayiotou moving to pastures new. That is to balance the books but I also don't want us to be top-heavy, like we were last season, in terms of the centre-forwards and always having good players sat in the stands.

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"The club allowed Hartlepool to speak to Paul Cox out of respect for him. We believed Paul Cox would stay with the club and thus, felt like it gained nothing to prevent him from having a discussion with them.

"In the end, the discussions went nowhere because Paul doesn't want to leave Barrow AFC. He believes in the club's vision and the progress we have made during his time as manager.

"We have the best manager in the league, we are building one of the best squads in the league and are constantly trying to improve behind the scenes to prepare Barrow AFC for promotion to the Football League.

"We are all looking forward to the new season and the challenges it will bring, and believe all our supporters are too as shown by the fantastic season ticket sales so far."